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I tried the suspenders last year. I wore them for doing chores in yard and stuff around the house. Results: they fall off the shoulders when maneuvering to do task that require stooping or bending forward. (no sexual connotation ). I had to fasten them together so one suspender would not slip off the shoulder. I discovered the world of elastic waist pants to be the winning idea. A friend to 'old and fat'. Heehee! They are so much easier to manipulate. Plus a nice square tail shirt covers the elastic just swell. I now own several elastic waist pants for those days when I choose to eat as much as I wish to shovel into my stomach.

Mark, the next person who asks me 'when are you due' is going to get squarely punched. I'm still in denial though, thinking I'll somehow be able to wish the gut off. I do have more pairs of stretch pants than what I used to have. At least I can breathe when I wear them.

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I've never killed anyone, but I frequently get satisfaction reading the obituary notices.-Clarence Darrow

I know exactly how you feel honey. It seems my waistline has ballooned another 2 inches within the last week...don't know if it's bloat, true weight gain, or what....but I do know that I wore a pair of pants to work yesterday that physically made me sick. My stomach hurt all night last night, after I finally got home and got out of them.

It's no fun to shop anymore, at least for me. ***SIGH***

hugs,Alan (who is today wearing a comfortable 33" waist khaki pant)

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"Remember my sentimental friend that a heart is not judged by how much you love, but by how much you are loved by others." - The Wizard of Oz

33 is not THAT bad. (I scrunched into a 31 recently, but it was a frightening experience).

I wear anywhere between a 34 to 36 in the waist, but, I'm also 51 going on 52, and stand 6'3 190LBS, and wear size 13D shoes, so, I don't think it's all that bad (my Belly is big too) and I still wear belts, I have to loosen them form time to time, but, not much I can do about it, so, I just live with it the best I can.............

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"it's so nice to be insane, cause no-one ask you to explain" Helen Reddy cc 1974

I know exactly how you feel honey. It seems my waistline has ballooned another 2 inches within the last week...don't know if it's bloat, true weight gain, or what....but I do know that I wore a pair of pants to work yesterday that physically made me sick. My stomach hurt all night last night, after I finally got home and got out of them.

It's no fun to shop anymore, at least for me. ***SIGH***

hugs,Alan (who is today wearing a comfortable 33" waist khaki pant)

After working out for a couple of years, I was literally just beaming to my housemate about finally reasonably wearing my new size 34 jeans, and I read this .......

Wah! 33-inches is considered large How depressing is that?

Man.............I hate the way lipo has changed the way fat is distributed on my body, but I think I'll still keep telling myself that my personal best ---34 jeans!--- is good enough under the circumstances. I'll just avoid taking my clothes off in front of anyone unless the lights are out.

Me too. I go down the aisles very slow and sometimes stop and look at shit I'm not even considering buying to take a break.

I usually make it 4 aisles before my first 'rest' and it's the chips aisle, I can spend some time checking for 'sodium content' (I have suddenly developed high blood pressure) before moving on. then the clothing dept is in between groceries and toiletries, so I can look at a rack of pants/shirts, I can't even fit into My last rest is standing in line...

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"I may not be exactly where I want to be, but I sure as Hell am not where I was" Wynnona Judd

Diagnosed/HIV1993AZTNorvir1994-2001Crixivan/Epivir/ZeritNo Meds for 7 Years

33 is not that large guys, it's just large for me! I'm a skinny guy, always have been.

It'd be great if elastic waisted pants suddenly came into fasion...

no it's not that LARGE, besides, I love a man with some meat on his bones, skinny guys are ok, but, they seem to be all dick and nothing else.....LOLbut a good balance between meat & skinny is always a good thing to me

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"it's so nice to be insane, cause no-one ask you to explain" Helen Reddy cc 1974

uuuGGHHHH.... I remember , when I had to buy those pants with the extended waistline. I still have a a few pairs and wear them (mostly to work). Also bought an adjustable stretch belt, which works pretty well.